Hi Friends,
I have exciting news to share—we have another new baby in our community! Danielle and Craig Christen had a sweet baby girl yesterday, and both mom and baby are doing well. You can pray for them as they welcome this newest addition and for their daughter Adelaide who is now a big sister. I'll be sharing a meal train link in the coming week for anyone who wants to help support them that way. Praise God for this gift of new life in our church!
One of the best parts of being in a community is when we each have space to share our gifts and passions with one another. Some of you may know Jose and Jessica Lim, and we are grateful for their presence in our community. Their daughter Grace is a high school student who started her own online art classes for kids—and they are free! If you would like to enroll your child for the next class session, you can check out this website and fill out the boxes under the "Sign Up" section. Materials are included for up to 24 students. The next class starts October 21, and what a gift to give our kids the chance to explore their creativity and learn from passionate teachers like Grace!
Kids
Our nursery room is open this Sunday for babies and toddlers under four years old. Childcare will be open from 8:50 AM until the end of worship so that parents can also opt to join one of our Sunday School classes. Parents can enter the building through the park gate on Union Street or from the courtyard by the sanctuary.
Our kids four to ten years old can join us in the park for a time of learning and playing together starting at 8:50 AM, too! Pastor Mary and I have some different games and activities they can choose from during the adult Sunday School hour (including one that will smell yummy and get us in the fall spirit!), and then we'll transition to our regular Bible lesson and time of play during the worship hour at 10:30 AM. This week we continue with our series looking at the book of Matthew together. We will explore what it means for us to be salt and light, and we have a fun science experiment to help us with the lesson. Parents can enter from the Union Street gate to sign their kids in and can reunite with their kids in the park after worship.
Youth
This Sunday the youth are invited to join us for worship in the sanctuary followed by fellowship and lunch after the service ends. If they want to come early, they can help with kids or join a Sunday School class. We'll gather in the parlor and do some more work on our youth renovation project. To simplify things for pick up, parents can meet their youth in the park at 1:30PM. We can't wait to hang with our youth!
With love and gratitude for you,
Pastor Lindsay